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F. HOLLAND. Fountain Pen.

MM( mf f NiTeD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK HOLLAND, OF MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,215, dated May 10,1881.

' Application inca December 13, issu. (No model.)

To all 'whom t may concern:

BeitknownthatLFRANK HOLLAND, of Manchester, in the county of'Hartfordand State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fountain-Pens 5 and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby aperson skilled in the art can make and use the saine, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters in the ligures indicate the same parts.

My invention relates to a fountain-holder to be used with metallic pensto furnish a continuous supply of ink.

Heretofore fountain-pens, when made to write with the common split nib,as in the ordinary form of metallic pen, have been supplied through anopening in the fountailnfrom which the ink flowed to the point withoutregard to the amount of writin g done, so that sometimes the point wouldbe overloaded and a drop would fall off; and sometimes, particularlywhen rapid writing was done with theink supplied through a smallaperture, sufficient ink would not iiow down to the point.

The object of my invention is to obviate the foregoing difficulties andprovidea mechanism to be used with a common pen which will regulate theamount of ink discharged by the amount of writing done.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is acentral longitudinal section through the holder, point-section, and pen.Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line a b of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is across-section on the line o d of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectionthrough the deliveringpoint, on the line e j' of Fig. 1.

A is the outer shell or case of the holder.

B is the point-section, screwed onto the case A and forming acontinuation of it.

C is the ink-reservoir. Thisis closed at the top by the screw-cap D, andis furnished with an aperture at the bottom, C', through which the inklows into the point-section.

E is an air-chamber between the ink-reservoir and the parts A and Bsurrounding it.

F and G are rin gs or collars between the inkreservoir and the outershell, for the purpose of holding the parts in place. They are attachedto the ink-reservoir, and are furnished with the openings F G', to allowair to pass. The ring F can be held to the outer case by friction, or itmay have a left-handed screw-thread, the thread on the cap D beingright-handed. The ring G is sufficiently free on the point-section B toallow the latter to be easily removed when required.

H is the delivering-tube. It is of cylindrical form, closed at thebottom, and furnished with a small side opening for the passage of theink to the pen.

J is a needle,'bent as shown in the drawings, so that its point projectsthrough the opening in the side of the tube H, and the stem of whichpasses upward through the tube H to near its top.

K is a plug fitting into the top of the tube H, and held in place byfriction, or, if metallic, the parts can be soldered. It is perforatedby a small opening for the passage of the ink, and also has a nick,K, inits side, to hold the needle J. The needle is placed in this nick, andis secured between the plug and the wall oi' the tube H. Its lower endis left free and forms a spring, which is held in by the pen L, againstwhich it rests, and presses outward when the pen springs outward underthe pressure upon the paper in writin g. The needle J thus moves out andin, and carries the ink with it through the aperture in the side of thetube H.

M is the pen-holder, into which the pen L is inserted. 1t is intended tobe a ring of metal or other suitable material, surrounding thepointsection B. The interiorot' the ring and the surface oi thepoint-section are provided with a fine screw-thread, so that the pen canbe elevated or depressed to bring the point of the needle in the properposition to receive the required vibration froln the movement of' thepen in writing.

The point-section and working invention can be used with any other upperpart that will funish the ink in the usual manner to the point-section.

A cap or cover can also be adapted to cover the tube H, as instylographic pens; or a cap can be adapted to inclose the whole diameterof the holder with the tube and pen.

When the working parts of the point are used with a top portion of theconstruction de-A parts of my IOG having L central opening :md u, nick,K', for the needle, as an ink-delivering device in e fountain-pen,substantially ns described.

2. The holdin g-rin g M, provided with an adjusting screw-thread, incombination with the point-section B and delivering-tube H, sul)-stantinlly :is described.

FRANK HOLLAND.

opening' C e portion of nir enters and ink flows out.

flint I claim as my invention isl. The combination of the tube H,tl1eneedle J, bent outward to toncll the pen, and plug K,

fi tnesses:

THEO. G. ELLIS, WILMOT HoRroN.

